Bottom line
- Total investment $306K – $824K including a $50K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one FITSTOP unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
37%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
FITSTOP franchisees operate fitness studio locations offering group exercise classes, personal training, and wellness programming. Daily operations include managing class schedules, instructing or supervising fitness sessions, managing member accounts and billing, maintaining equipment, and handling client retention and acquisition.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 14 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
FITSTOP represents high-risk investment with a single unproven unit, absent financial disclosure, questionable franchisor stability, and high capital requirements relative to non-existent performance benchmarks.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 operating unit with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal system validation and no proven scalability
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI assessment and suggests franchisor may lack performance data
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential financial viability issues at the franchisor level
- 04MINORHigh initial investment range ($306K-$823.5K) paired with unknown unit economics creates extreme uncertainty
- 05MINORDual royalty structure (7% or $1,500/month minimum) disproportionately burdens low-revenue locations, particularly problematic with unproven concept
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
FITSTOP · FDD (2024) PDF